Originally posted by mcgainer:
I know..I only used them for a week. Like you said..getting the earlier size can take time sometimes! But with a little grinding on the ears..they fit right in. So how can they have more swept area?
Seems to me that if they are the same size, they will have the same swept area.
It appears, though, the the effective brake radius on the newer pads is a full 1/8th of an inch bigger! 
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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